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We’re excited to announce Postbox Express 1.0 - a simple, yet powerful, new email application for Windows and Mac. Postbox Express is based on the same platform as our premium version of Postbox, but contains a lighter-weight feature set that’s perfect for home use.

So what are you waiting for? Download Postbox Express today, and be sure to share the news with your family and friends!

- The Postbox Team

Postbox Express FAQ

How does Postbox Express compare to Postbox?

Postbox Express is perfect for people with light-duty email needs, such as students, retirees, or ski bums. It’s a great alternative to other free offerings such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Windows Live Mail, or Eudora.

Postbox is a fully featured email solution that provides powerful search, organization, and productivity tools for busy professionals. It contains a much larger feature set, has support for add-ons, and is available in more languages. Postbox users also benefit from more frequent releases and a faster pace of innovation, which makes Postbox feel more “alive” and relevant than other desktop email clients.

To learn more about the features in each edition, please see our handy comparison chart.

Is it easy to upgrade from Postbox Express to Postbox?

Absolutely! Because both products share the same configuration files, an upgrade to Postbox is completely seamless and hassle free.

Can I move from the Postbox Trial to Postbox Express?

Yes, both products share the same configuration files, so you can easily move between the two.

What platforms does Postbox Express support?

How does Postbox Express compare to Thunderbird?

Postbox Express and Thunderbird are both based on Mozilla® technology, but Postbox Express offers simplified account and folder views, powerful search features, more complete conversation views, and a gorgeous user interface. Learn more about why you should switch!

Is it easy to switch from Thunderbird to Postbox Express?

You bet! Postbox Express will import your Thunderbird account settings, email messages, contacts, filters, labels, and junk settings - everything you need to get up and running in minutes.

We’re excited to announce Postbox 1.1.2, which brings new support for OmniFocus and Things! These powerful integrations enable you to quickly convert emails into tasks, and to link tasks to emails - helping you organize and to get more done with less effort.

Today, nearly 150 software developers are participating in Indie+Relief, an effort to help the people of Haiti who are in desperate need of aid. Proceeds from today’s sales will be donated to a variety of charities and support organizations, such as the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF and more.

Visit Indie+Relief today to purchase some terrific software and to help those in need.

Businesses and individuals can now order multiple copies of Postbox and benefit from volume discounts:

Postbox 1.1

2-10 copies

$29.95 (25% discount)

11-20 copies

$27.95 (30% discount)

21+ copies

$25.95 (35% discount)

Postbox 1.1 with Lifetime Upgrades

2-10 copies

$48.68 (25% discount)

11-20 copies

$45.43 (30% discount)

21+ copies

$42.19 (35% discount)

Additionally, Postbox will be discontinuing the Family Pack purchase option effective 12/23/09. Families can still take advantage of volume discounts (starting at just 2 copies) and student discounts of up to 50% off Postbox.

New Setup Wizard - When creating a new mail account, Postbox will automatically determine your connection settings for you. All you need to know is your user name, e-mail address, and account password!

Better Looking Images - Photos in Postbox are now sharper and have more accurate colors.

Interface Improvements - We’ve polished the Windows 7 and Vista themes to a high gloss shine, and on the Mac, Postbox now sports more native looking UI elements.

But there’s more! For the full list of changes, please see the Postbox 1.1 release notes.

We hope you enjoy using this latest release, and thanks for helping us spread the word on Postbox!

A new Postbox BETA release is now available for testing. Here’s what’s new:

Languages - To use a different language in Postbox, go to File / Languages and select a language. Note: translations may contain some English strings since they are still being worked on by volunteers.

Incorporated Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 security and bug fixes.

XLIST support for IMAP servers, which enables Postbox to automatically detect special folders such as Sent, Trash, and Drafts in accounts such as Gmail.

Account Setup - When creating a new mail account, Postbox will attempt to figure out your connection settings for you.

Note: This beta is intended for early evaluation and feedback, and users of the latest released version of Postbox should not expect all of their add-ons to work properly with this beta.

As announced, the Xoopit for Gmail service will be closing down this Friday, November 13th, 2009. If you’re currently using Xoopit, your files and photos will still be attached to your Gmail messages, but you will no longer be able to access Xoopit services.

To receive a similar experience, you could migrate all of your email to Yahoo Mail, but there’s another compelling alternative — Postbox!

You can search for files and photos by contact, subject, date, text snippet, or tag from almost anywhere within the interface. Postbox then provides you with simple and intuitive ways to use what you’ve found.

Postbox works great with Gmail, but it also works with files and photos from ALL of your email accounts, including Yahoo mail, your work mail, or any other POP or IMAP account.

And because Postbox does all of its cataloging on your computer, you won’t have to surrender your email credentials to a third party, or compromise the privacy and confidentiality of your email data.

Postbox is quick to download and a snap to install, so if you’re a Xoopit for Gmail user, or simply want a better way to find and use email content, then we hope you give Postbox a try!

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Postbox 1.1 BETA 1, which contains the latest and greatest improvements gained from our move to the Mozilla Firefox 3.5 platform. Here’s what’s new and exciting about this release:

Faster Performance - Postbox is now faster and more responsive than ever, so give it a spin!

Improved UI Elements - For our Mac OS X users, Postbox now has more native looking UI elements, so it will fit right in with your Mac.

More Reliable - 1.1 BETA 1 contains a number of reliability and stability fixes. Please see our release notes for the full set of changes.

Localizations - Postbox localizations are now under way! If you would like to help localize Postbox, or just want to stay up-to-date with the latest localization news, please sign-up for our Localization Newsletter, or help us test a Language Pack.

Testing Postbox 1.1 BETA 1

Note: This BETA is available for testing purposes only. For increased stability and reliability, please use the latest production version, which is currently Postbox 1.0.2.

Windows 7 is a terrific new OS, but since it doesn’t include an email client by default, now is a great time for new Windows 7 users to try Postbox!

Postbox is ready for Windows 7! We’ve been testing Postbox with beta builds of Windows 7 for several months, and we’re pleased to report that it works amazing and searches your email at blazingly fast speeds. We even styled the interface to complement the new look and feel of Windows 7.

If you’re already using Postbox, you don’t have to do anything special when upgrading from Vista to Windows 7.

If you plan to move from Windows XP directly to Windows 7, we suggest you use the MozBackup application listed on our Extensions page. Simply back up your Postbox profile from Windows XP, save it to an external drive, and then restore it after installing Windows 7 and Postbox.

We receive lots of licensing questions, so here’s an overview of our licensing model and its many benefits.

Postbox 1.0 License

Many people have more than one computer, so a single-user license lets you run Postbox on any computer you personally use (e.g. your work computer, laptop, and home computer).

Your Postbox license will work on both Windows and Mac.

The Postbox 1.0 license is valid for all current and future releases in the 1.0 product line, including maintenance releases (1.0.1, 1.0.2, etc.) and minor upgrades (1.1, 1.2, etc.).

The Postbox 1.0 license does not expire. Once purchased, you can use Postbox 1.x for as long as you like.

Once localized versions of Postbox are made available, your Postbox license will transfer over seamlessly.

Family Pack Option

The Family Pack option allows up to five family members within the same household to use your Postbox license on their computers. All of the benefits outlined above for single-user licenses are extended to other household members.

Lifetime Upgrades Option

This one-time purchase option provides you with automatic access to all future versions of Postbox, including 2.0, 3.0, etc. This option also covers Family Pack licenses!

This unique option was developed to reward early adopters of Postbox 1.0. As such, it will only be available for a limited time.